The most impressive thing about Moscoso’s outing was his command. He threw 108 pitches, 80 for strikes. He also struck out nine. The three runs came on two sacrifice flies and a solo homer by Mark Hamilton in the sixth inning.

Northwest Arkansas 10, Tulsa 6
Nolan Arenado, hitting .292, grounding into two double plays early in the game, but hit a two-run double in the sixth and added a sac fly in the eighth to finish with three RBIs. The three RBIs matched Arenado’s season high.

First baseman Ben Paulson left the game with a concussion. He collided with Arkansas’ Carlo Testa on the first-base line.

Modesto 5, San Jose 3
Modesto beat the Giants for their fourth consecutive victory. Corey Dickerson and Jared Clark both homered and combined to drive in all five runs for the Nuts.

Given a 3-0 lead, Modesto starter Tyler Matzek pitched fairly well, but he needed 97 pitches to get through 4 1/3 innings. After walking 15 in his last two starts over just seven innings, Matzek walked only four and struck out five.

Asheville 11, Greenville 6
Center fielder Delta Cleary came up just a double short of the cycle. He led off with a triple, and then followed up with a two-run homer in the second. He drove in a run with a single and scored a run in the seventh. Cleary boosted his average to .347.

Patrick, a third-generation Colorado native, is back for his second stint covering the Rockies. He first covered the team from 2005-2009, helping chronicle “Rocktober” in 2007 and also following the team’s playoff run in 2009.

Nick Groke has worked at The Denver Post since 1997, as a sports reporter, city reporter, entertainment writer and digital editor and producer, among other newsroom posts. He also writes regularly about boxing, soccer, MMA and NASCAR.